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Capella
(HR 1708, Alpha Aurigae)
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Capellahas declination +45 59 532001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has right ascension 05 16 41.32001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has spectral type G5IIIe+G0III2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has V magnitude 0.082001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has distance 13 pchas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
is a part of Aurigahas URL: http://www.seds.org/Maps/Const/Data/auriga_tab.html, 2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has synonym HR 17082001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has synonym Alpha Aurigae2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has B-V magnitude 0.802001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has orbital period 104.023 dayshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
has definition The sixth brightest star in the night sky, consists of two yellow giants. A spectroscopic triple (F8-G0 III, G5 III, M5 V) (1974 parallax 0'.079). It has a high lithium content and a nearly circular orbit. It may be an X-ray source.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
is an instance of G star2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
is an instance of giant2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
is an instance of naked eye star2001-09-27 09:31:27.0
gianthas luminosity class III2001-09-27 09:30:51.0
naked eye starhas been observed for many centuries2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
is usually part of asterism2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
is a part of celestial sphere2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
is a part of Milky Way2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has apparent magnitude brighter than 52001-09-27 09:30:25.0
G starhas color yellowish2001-09-27 09:30:47.0
has surface temperature 5000 to 6000 K2001-09-27 09:30:47.0
starhas star surface temperature2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has B magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has U magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has proper motion2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has surface density which depends on luminosity class2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has absolute magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has age2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has catalog star catalog2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has material hydrogen, helium2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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